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Us Fifth Army In Italy
Amer. 10th Mountain Div. Army ski patrol, on the Itallian front in the Appennine Mountains.
Location:Italy
Date taken:April 1945
Nice air in picture 2! Like to see the x-gamers try a few jumps with M1's, web gear, leather boots and wood skis. Kidding aside, the guys techniques do not look out of place 70 years later.
25 years ago I alpine raced competitively at the collegiate level so I was quite comfortable on skis. On a lark one day I tried my old man's surplus equipment. Two words: Not Easy